Crusso
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Another cheater -
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Using an auto logger.
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The OP here owns one of those pocket caches that appears to show up at events and is passed on to select members here, and not in the spirit of a traveling geocache. They are playing by their own rules, like the auto bot loggers. I bet that Luco235 virtually logged a discovery on the pocket cache TB, and it upset the op."
And you would be wrong.
My traveling cache abides by the rules GS set when it was released originally.
GS itself has stated so. It occasionally visits events. GS says that is fine. I've even asked that it not. Sounds like YOU are the one that has a problem with this. What luco235 did was against GS guidelines and frankly, a really pussy way of inflating ones count.
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But of course he hadn't removed the logs and doesn't look like he has any inclination of doing so....
Can geocaching invalidate those logs?
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Hi Christopher,
Thanks for writing in to us about this. We have contacted Luco235 and warned him that this behavior is not acceptable. Virtual logging of trackables is a violation of the Geocaching.com Terms of Use. Please feel free to delete any logs by this person on your trackables, and let me know if you notice the practice continue.
All the best,
Alex
Community Manager
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I'd guess it's not even a list, just an auto-logger, generating codes in sequence.
Gotta be some kind of auto logger. The note is the same for each, including the same misspelling. Plus no one could log over 1800 logs in a couple hour period if they were hand typing them.
Wonder how he's getting away with this and how many times he's done it before.
And to be so blatant.
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A cacher has just logged over 1800! USA Geocoins today from all over the country on the same day.. Interesting that the cacher simultaneously found three different coins of mine, each of which has been lost for several years and one that I actually have never released. How does that work? Software manipulation?
I messaged him and was told he "made a mistake entering numbers" and if I disagreed I could delete the log.
Luco235 is the user.
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I understand GeoCaching has to have ads. I've clicked on a couple interesting ones myself.
However, That being said, Is anyone from the site monitoring the actual ad content?
I just clicked on an ad for a Garmin Map (thinking it was a paper map product) and was directed to one of those BS sites where in order to get the advertised product you have to sign up for a bunch of stuff like DVD clubs, credit cards, etc and then send them confirmations that you actually purchased the items before you get your "Free" item.
These kind of ads really are false lead-ins and shouldn't be allowed on the site.
Here's the ad - Read the fine print for yourself:
Garmin® GPS Map
Offer Details
You'll always know how to get there - and know where you are - with the colorful, lightweight, feature-packed hand held GPSMAP® 60CS GPS Mapping Device
This new, all-purpose unit offers a 256-color, highly reflective display that provides easy viewing in almost any lighting condition
Its transreflective TFT provides excellent viewing while giving you 20 hours battery life during typical use
Consumer Offer Source is not endorsed, sponsored by or affiliated with Garmin Ltd, GPS Map or any merchant listed above. Such terms are registered trademarks of their respective owners.
(here's the fine print):
*Receipt of the free incentive gift requires: 1.) Completion of offer terms, including age and residency requirements; shipping address verification; and registration with a valid email address 2.) Completion of user survey. 3.) Participation in sponsor offers, including 2 silver, 2 gold, and 6 platinum offers. Purchase may be required. Upon completion of participation requirements, we will ship the incentive gift to you with free shipping. This survey is an independent program for consumers and is not affiliated with the merchant/brands listed above. ConsumerOfferCenter.com is solely responsible for all incentive fulfillment. Upon valid completion of all Program Requirements we will ship your item to your provided shipping address. Unless otherwise indicated, participation eligibility is restricted to US residents, 18 and over. Void where prohibited. Please review our Terms and Conditions for more details.
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By the time you fill all those requirements you could purchase 4 of the units outright!!
So, my original point is why are these ads being allowed? They really amt to spam or worse.
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Obviously I spelled "Military" wrong.
Hmmm, an accident or a test?
JNC Briefing on Jamming IncidentWhy do we need a backup? Here is a classic case in point.
At the JNC in Orlando, we heard from U.S. Coast Guard Captain Matthew Blizard, the commander of the USCG Center of Excellence for Navigation (NAVCEN), including GPS. Captain Blizard detailed a case study that should be a wake-up call for all GPS users and help point out the criticality of augmentations and back-ups for our ubiquitous global utility that we all too often take for granted (GPS World editor-in-chief Alan Cameron briefly mentioned this incident in the March issue).
The quick version of the incident, which is full of irony, goes something like this. The U.S. Navy was conducting a scheduled communications jamming training exercise in the Port of San Diego. Two Navy ships participated in the exercise for approximately two hours. Although it involved communications jamming, GPS agencies such as the GPS Operations Center at Schriever AFB, Colorado (GPSOC) and the USCG NAVCEN were not notified because the intended jamming was not planned in the GPS L-band regime. But jam GPS they did — unintentionally of course — and the jamming continued for approximately two hours.
When the technicians involved could not get their GPS on the second ship (the one being jammed) to initialize, they began to suspect there might be a problem. They suspected ‘they’ were the problem and were inadvertently jamming GPS. They immediately returned to the first ship and shut down the jammer.
However, once the jamming began, it was less than 30 minutes before NAVCEN and the GPSOC and other organizations started receiving calls concerning GPS outages in the San Diego harbor area. The outages affected telephone switches and cellular phone operations and even shut down a hospital’s mobile paging system. General aviation GPS navigation equipment outages were reported, but no commercial airlines were affected, or at least none officially reported any outages. Reports continued to flow in for more than four hours.
The Navy technicians shut down the unintentional jamming signal, but did not report the incident outside of normal channels. Consequently, it took NAVCEN and supporting agencies 72 hours to pinpoint the jamming source.
The irony here is that the SPAWAR Systems Center for the GPS JPO (now GPS Wing) NAVWAR effort is located in San Diego and they routinely run jamming scenarios, simulations, and engage in modeling exactly what happened that day in the San Diego harbor — but reports indicate they were unaware of this incident until after it had occurred.
Captain Blizard accepts that 72 hours to locate a jamming source, intentional or otherwise, is entirely too long. He and his NAVCEN team are working with the GPSOC, the Joint Space Operations Center (JSPOC) at Vandenberg AFB in California, and other agencies to put procedures in place to effectively shrink the timeline to find the source of the jamming to 20 minutes or less. All these players want to ensure that in the future, these incidents are so short-lived that users will not even notice them before they are resolved.
There are lots of lessons learned here, and too many to go into in the space remaining, but this incident clearly emphasizes the vulnerability of our extremely low-power GPS signal to jamming and unintentional interference. It is also clear that we are not yet equipped nor have sufficient procedures in place to pinpoint jamming in a timely manner and take actions to negate it. However, it inspires confidence when you hear Captain Blizzard relate the incident, because you know he is working the solution hard. There was no attempted cover-up, it is all out in the open, warts, ironies and all, and it is clear that the solution is getting plenty of attention.
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I have an old Handspring Visor with the usb hot sync cradle if someone is interested. I installed 2 batteries to make sure she still fired up. Must be that good old solid state electronics. These models have the Springboard module slot for expansion. You can still find the gps modules on eBay. Fairly cheap. If any one is interested email me, I would like to see this go to someone who would keep it from the solid state junk yard...my lower left hand desk drawer.
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Sorry I didn't get back sooner. My PC access is spotty right now.
Here's the latest:
Got 2 handspring Visor Prisms loaded w/software. A few extras like a camera attachment, some cables, etc.
Update:
D@mn camera's around here someplace!
I know it's here - I'll send it ahead if I don't find it by the time the sale is made.
Anyway, Looks like 1 PDA got dropped while in storage so the case won't stay together. However I'm including it because the inside and battery are still good. I'm including though, a B/W screen Visor as well which does work (but the op system is in Japanese! - programs loaded though do work in english.)
So here's what's included:
PDAs
1 working fine Visor prism - color screen - rechargeable
1 broken case color Prism - guts still good - rechargeable
1 Visor (black/white screen, Japanese op system)- works fine - runs on 2 AAA batteries
Modules
1 IR remote control module - turns the Prism into a universal remote
1 Handspring backup module
1 MemPlug Compact Flash adaptor w/gMovie Maker software
1 CF expansion card
Misc
2 Charging/sync cradles (1 USB, 1 serial)
1 AC adaptor
1 deluxe Leather case
1 basic case
1 Zip around Body Glove case
several hard plastic covers (snap over the front to protect the units)
1 Targus Full size fold up keyboard which the prism snaps into
1 Mini keyboard which straps to your arm (about the size of the pda)
1 Travel charger (110v) - allows charging of PDA w/o using the cradle
1 Prism to Garmin V cable (to use PDA as a GPS receiver)
1 Game Tote (plastic case to store modules)
couple Stylus
Bunch of CD Roms
maybe more stuff to find as I clean up!
I'll take $80 shipped for everything listed - camera may or may not pop up but I know it's here.
Here's the full eBay listing:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=320102428853
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Funny, but the one thing I haven't seen discussed in this whole topic is why are these being hidden there in the first place? Isn't one of the tenets of Geocaching "Seek permission from the owner before hiding a cache on private property"? Now I know that all these sites are "commercial" but they are in fact owned by someone, even if it's a corporation. Has anyone sought out permission before placing one of these LPCs? Or do we just use the fact that these are "commercial" sites to get around that little sentence? Do we really think that these owners would approve of this? If not, should caches really be placed there?
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I used to use plaster of paris to mold lead coins. Pour a half mold w/plaster. Insert coin or other object halfway and let harden. Smear exposed surface area w/some kind of release agent like petroleum jelly then pour the other half of the mold. When dry seperate the 2 halves, remove the item and dig a cone shaped opening connecting the top of the mold impression to one edge of the mold and this becomes the funnel for the molten lead. Pour it in, seperate the mold and voila! The detail wasn't great but it was good enough to read the date on a quarter impression. (which we of course never ever used in gum machines!)
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Got a couple PDAs available. Handsprings w/Palm software. Color. Lots of programs loaded. Around $50 each. Looking to see if there's any interest.
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Since I missed it the first time could you be more specific about the issue you're trying to raise?
Are you suggesting that some caches get listed that didn't have adequate permision?
this cache should not have been approved due to the fact that it looks quite likely that the cache hider did not ask for permission,Based on the fact that this hide is in the back of a shopping center, the local police are quick to nail people in these lots after business hours. And the reason I know is because I used to work there and the owner's were not happy with people being in the lot after hours. They would often ask the local police to patrol the lots after various acts of graffiti, vandalism, etc.
Since I missed it the first time could you be more specific about the issue you're trying to raise?The issue I was trying to raise in general was a discussion about bad cache hides & reviewers scrutinizing requested placements a little better. If you reread my original post you will see that I never mentioned the cache name or number specifically. Another poster did that. The discussion seems to have degraded into picking apart this cache specifically. That was not the original intent. And again, I was not bashing the reviewers who I know have a tough job especially being volunteers. Again, I was just trying to open a dialogue in general.
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Thinking more on what the OP said in his first post and in the follow up, it appears that he believes that this cache should not have been approved due to the fact that it looks quite likely that the cache hider did not ask for permission, even though it is obviously on non-public property.
Guess everyone else missed this point.
Regarding getting lax on the reviews (not quality of caches), I am wondering about caches approved in close proximity to railroad tracks. Are reviewers supposed to look at the local map for each cache hide?Uh, yes.
AND AGAIN, I AM NOT BASHING ANYONE - Just trying to raise the issue for discussion!
See panty quote above!
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Don't get your panties in a wad guys!
sheesh!I wasn't bashing anyone, I was trying to open up a dialogue/discussion about cache quality. I hunted it because it comes up on my "Nearest caches" page which I like to clean out from time to time. I load a bunch of points then go hunt them and don't always have the cache page with me.
My point was simply that it's NOT always the reviewer's responsibilty to ensure the cache has a worthy view/site, etc BUT there were some things in the description which should "have raised an eyebrow".
Thank you!As one who has found a number of very nice, or interesting 1/1 park n grab micros, I assume the best when I see a cache like that. I don't automatically assume the cache is next to a dept. store loading dock. When I do encounter one I think I have the right to be disappointed.And as far as micro bashing goes - If you check my stats you'll se I have hunted a fair number of micros.
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Sounds cool! But let me get this straight, How do you address a postcard to a specific cacher? I musta missed that part when I was skimming through. Do I send it, for example: "To Crusso c/o Geo post office #46" (or whatever the GC # is)? Does that mean that when it gets there it should be left in the cache till it's picked up by the cacher it's addressed to? How does that cacher know it's arrived? (Wow, guess I missed alot!)
Also, how do I find all the Geo post offices? When I do a keyword search, I only get like 5. Maybe all the cache names should include the term "Geo Post Office or GPO" in the title?
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Hunted a cache today which probably shouldn't have been approved. Now I don't know what the hider told the reviewer, but in part, this is what his cache description said: "this is also a quick find for you to boost your numbers" & "barely have to get out of your car to get this one".
Cache was hidden by simply driving to the back end of a shopping center and sticking a hide a key to the guardrail. I know the owner of the dept store didn't grant permission for this. There is no scenery or anything else to be seen from the site. Looking around this area is likely to bring attention from the cops as it is basically the loading area/non general parking area of the lot. There are several parks within a 2 block radius of this site where any number of caches could be hidden. I know this probably fits the general guidelines but surely we can do better than this.
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Wow! Cool idea! Just noticed the thread and read through it. I just have one suggestion after reading through the 9 caches that are already on line: Could someone please use spell check on the cache pages? I mean, this is an ambitious undertaking but it would look a little nicer still if the spelling errors were corrected... Just a pet peeve. Gonna join the hunt now......
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Anyone seen this yet? It's actually pretty interesting and has some great ideas for cool hides/clue usage. They are currently running some kind of promotional cash win tie-in (NBC.com). would be great if a Geocacher won it!
In one episode they built a combo lock into an ammo box. I scrutinized the footage and it actually looks easy to do with off the shelf stuff. Got some ideas.....
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I looked at GPS City, any other stores....?
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Can't view it yet!
"Sorry, you cannot view this cache listing until it has been published."
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Just might hafta attend!
sheesh!
Cheating?
in Trackables
Posted · Edited by Crusso
One of the reasons, particularly on mine, is that I have a TB that I use personally to record MY movements. I drop it in every event I visit and then recapture it thus making a virtual map of my travels. Now I have logs on it from people that have never even encountered it because they want to sit in thier parents basement and play captain keyboard.
It's like sending junk mail to someone's house just to see if I could fill up your mailbox.